Jackson police said an 18-year-old is facing a burglary charge and officers are searching for a second man wanted in connection with a shootout with police.

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Police said Jimmy Parks was taken into custody about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Assistant Chief Lee Vance said Parks was shot in the hand during the gunfight and was treated at a local hospital.

The incident began about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after police got a call from a neighbor who said someone was crawling out of the window of a home in the 6000 block of Abraham Lincoln Drive. Police believe the two men were burglarizing the home, which is in the Presidential Hills neighborhood.

Investigators said the men came into a park and one of them shot at officers.

"One of them turned, fired a handgun toward the officers and the officers returned fire," said Assistant Police Chief Lee Vance.

Following the gunfight, several units were called to the scene to search the area. The Hinds County Sheriff's Department, Pearl police and other departments were called to the scene, as well.

Vance said there is no evidence that Parks fired at the officers, so as of Wednesday afternoon, he was only charged with burglary. He said police are still looking for the second man, who they believed is armed and dangerous.

"We're hoping by getting this first individual in custody, that will lead us to the second suspect pretty quickly," Vance said.

Anyone with information about the man's whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.

The two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an investigation into the shooting, Vance said.